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L. B. J. WISHARD.

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Patented July 10 INV'EATOR.

WITNESSES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUGINDA B. J. WISHARD, OF' INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF TW'O-THIRDS TO HARRY E. DREW AND ROBERT E. SPRINGSTEEN, OF SAME PLACE.

DOLL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 280,986, dated July 10,1883.

Application filed January 11, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LUGINDA B. J. WIsH- ARD, of the city ofIndianapolis, county of Marion, and State of Indiana, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Dolls,

of which the following is a specification.

The object of my said invention is to pro duce a cheap and at the sametime practically indestructible doll. This object is accomplished byconstructing a skeleton or frame of tough wire in such a manner that thejoints may be bent and rebent many times without breaking, covering saidskeleton, and mounting a head thereon, as will be hereinafter moreflully described.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof,Figure l is a rear elevation of a skeleton constructed in accordancewith my invention, the outline of the covering and head being shown bydotted lines; and Fig. 2, a'similarly-drawn side elelation.

As will be seen by an examination of said drawings, the skeleton"consists of two wires twisted andlooped together. A substantiallyuniform loop is formed in the middle of each wire, and said loops areextended into and support the head of the doll. Both wires are thentwisted together for a short distance, 0 which twisted portion forms theneck of the skeleton. The ends of the wires are then bent outwardly, oneend of each in each direction,

to a proper. point for the shoulders. The ends of one are then loopedaround the other,

5 and continued on to form the arms, being also looped at the properpoints for the elbows. The ends of the otherare bent back to the waist,where they are twisted together, and then outwardly again to the properpoints for then across to the opposite side,

where each. is looped around the other and the latter case.

continued on to form the legs, both being also looped at the properpoints for the knees. By reason of the knots in the skeleton at theshoulders, elbows, hips, and knees the limbs of the doll are easily bentat those points, and the bend being in this construction distributedover the length of the loop or coil forming the knot, instead of beingconfined to a single point, as when the wire is straight, the bendingdoes not tend to break the wire in nearly the same degree in the formeras in The loops also form eyes by means of which the outer portion ofthe doll may be securely attached to the skeleton by sewing orotherwise.

I am aware of the patent to Miller, No. 164,582, June 15, 1875, itsconstruction and the arrangement of the various parts therein combined,and I do not broadly claim the same.

I am aware that heretofore stuffed animals, figures, and skeletons anddummies have been held in position by wire within the same.

, Having thus fully described my said invention,what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by: Letters Patent, is

A doll consisting of a flexible body having within stiffening-wires,said wires twisted to form a loop in the head and in each hand and foot,said wires also forming knots at the shoul 7o ders and hips and a knotat each elbow and knee, said wires extending between said knots, anddrawn together and twisted upon each other to form the back and neck ofthe same, substantially as shown and specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, atIndianapolis, Indiana, this 11th day of January, A. D. 1883.

LUOINDA B. .l. WISHARD. [a s] In presence of- C. BRADFORD, E. W.BRADFORD.

